Install .tar.gz binary applications via npm
This library provides a single class Binary that takes a download url and some optional arguments. You must provide either name or installDirectory when creating your Binary.
| option | decription |
|---|---|
| name | The name of your binary |
| installDirectory | A path to the directory to install the binary |
If an installDirectory is not provided, the binary will be installed at your OS specific config directory. On MacOS it defaults to ~/Library/Preferences/${name}-nodejs
After your Binary has been created, you can run .install() to install the binary, and .run() to run it.
This is meant to be used as a library - create your Binary with your desired options, then call .install() in the postinstall of your package.json, .run() in the bin section of your package.json, and .uninstall() in the preuninstall section of your package.json. See this example project to see how to create an npm package that installs and runs a binary using the Github releases API.